Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Endemic

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Albany, Bainbridge #1, Bainbridge #2, Bainbridge #3, Bainbridge #4, Bainbridge #5, Bainbridge #6, Baltra, Bartolome, Beagle, Bowditch South, Daphne Mayor, Fernandina, Floreana, Gardner (next To Floreana), Isabela, Mariela Grande, Mariela Mediana, Pinta, South Plaza, Rabida, Santiago, San Cristobal, Santa Cruz, North Seymour, Santa Fe, Tortuga

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